Sun Microsystems will open a facility in Europe where companies can test their radio frequency identification systems.
Manufacturers and a key industry group expect to introduce a kill switch for controversial radio frequency identification tags before the inventory-tracking chips are shipped in products to retail shelves.
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UK companies looking to find out more about Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) could soon be able to visit an educational centre to get the latest information on the emerging technology thanks to an initiative backed by the government and leading IT vendors.
A group of academics and business executives is planning to introduce this month a next-generation bar code system, which could someday replace with a microchip the series of black vertical lines found on most merchandise.
Radio frequency identification has the potential to revolutionise supply chains of retailers the world over. However, for a 20-year-old technology, it still has significant teething problems.
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Retailers may love the concept of tiny radio tags for tracking products, but consumers should beware the potential for exploitation by corporations, criminals and the government.
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